I got mine June 23d of 2002 which was exactly 2 weeks ago

I am 18 going on 19 the 25th of this month

 

2 fd's only one in the line up right now, and boy is it costly.

there is no way someone who is 16/17 can save and outright buy an FD. unless, that is, it is a scrap pile for around 3-5K.

i am the executive chef at a very prominant restaurant here in jackson mississippi, and make a good salary. even i have trouble footing the bills for the fd. fully built motor from pettit, every other goodie imaginable, and more on backorder, regular order, and hand crafted.....etc...you get the pic. by no means am i *hating* on ANY OTHER FELLOW rx7 OWNER, but do not be afraid to admit that there was a bigger hand in the purchase of the car, especially if you are under 18 or so. i do not know where/hoe you guys say you outright bought the car personally, but i am skeptical. there is NO BANK or credit union for that matter that will loan the money for an rx7, aspeciall at the street $ some of them are going for. i know my bank's current loan value for a 93 touring right now is less than 10K......even wit low miles.....most of them sell for upwards of 13-15K.

congrats on all the young owners, but for some of the replies out there, i gotta throw this one out......

denial is contagious.......

 

>>Interesting that most 3rd Gen owners are between 20 and 25. How the heck do you guys afford the car??

Thats because guys in their 20's can still afford to put every cent they make into the car... you get a little older and wives, houses, retirements, and kids eat in to your mod money. At 32, i can't live at mom's, and just can't bring myself to drink Milwaukies Best anymore...

 

oh yeah, i will be 26 in about 3~ weeks

 

thats preaty much how i got mine at 20. i could afford to save every penny i made to get my 94 last summer. it will be a year on tues the 9th and it only had 47k miles on it. i owe 5gs on it so im in preaty good shape, EXCEPT MY DOG KEEPS JUMPING ON IT AND SCRACHING IT...... im pissed :-/

 

I'm 24 and just picked up my pretty silver FD last week. credit cards are great for buying cars

 

There's a lot more FD's out there than I thought! I'm scared to see what (if any) kind of insurance companies are supporting the younger ones on here... No flames, but F&F seems to be boiling in the younger crowd....

 

All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't have this car when I was 16. I had an '83 gsl and managed to get into plenty of trouble witht hat one...this car would have put me in jail or in the ground...

 

that movie came out over a year ago, i beleive most of the hype has died out (except for the civic boys)

 

I'm 37. I got my car 8 years ago by selling one of my ********* and one of my kidneys. Everything is great except that I might have to sell my other kidney so that I can get another engine. Don't know how long I can keep this up as I've been unemployable for the last 5 years.

 

well, I fit into two catagories, < 20 and 50 >

 

I'm 19 and I just got my new Red FD about 2 weeks ago


With my dad as a cosigner I got 16,800 from a credit union @ 5.75 interest for a 5 year loan...the guy was asking 22k for the car, I cut a deal for 18,250...the car has Apex GT spec exhause, RE amemiya intake, fluidyne radiator, koni shocks, H&R lowering springs, aluminum AST, 1k boston acoustics sound system with alpine deck, super nice clifford alarm system, new cat, HKS pulley, battery relocated, new paint job, and flawless interior.

The primary owner was the founder of the San Diego Rx7 club, he bought the car in 98 w/ 9800 miles and maintained it very very nice

I've been an Rx7 enthusiast for quite some time (way before that stupid movie came out) and I plan to keep and properly maintain this car for a loooong, long time

 

some advice for the young kids buying fd's......if you are not rich already.....if you save the money that you are going to spend on a rx-7 and the money that you will put into it to keep it on the road, not to mention insurance......you will be able to buy a ferrari by the time you're 30.....i am 24 with a 3rd gen. and wouldn't trade it for a ferrari....

good-luck and i am very jealous of these 16-18 yr olds that can afford a 3rd gen....

 

chronos..

what what credit union did you go to....hook me up.... 5.75 for 5 yrs. on a car that old....i work at lockheed martin and could never get a deal like that through our credit union....

 

I am 53 and personally don't think an inexperienced driver should have this car. My son wrecked my 1976 Datsun 260Z the first day he got his license. 'But it wasn't fast enough for him'. Right!!

93 Touring bought new
Jet Coated down pipe
Fluidyne Radiator
Alum. AST

Charles

 

I think an Rx-7 owned by inexperienced drivers is sometimes referred to as "population control"

 

I am 21 bought mine about 6 months ago. Got it for 3500 needs a paint job and interior work. The motor runs fine. I wish it was in great condition but I am not exactly rich.

 

<-- 16 will be 17 on X-mas

 

22 from ma

 

im 17

 

...but i feel 19. i've had my car for a little over a year now and have fallen even farther in love than when i just wished i had one. i am one of the lucky people that get to own such an incredible sensation.

lucky

 

im 20 in the AF and living offbase base making more than i need to live on so i bought an fd last year for right around 15000 with just a smidge over 60,000 miles in the process of putting an ACT clutch in right i expected a lot worse if youare able to do the maintenance yourself fd's really arent that expensive to own

 

42, I hate these theads. My 12 year old son wanted me to get a mini van 3 years ago instead. Weird.

 

Damn...Kids got it going on these days. I'm 30 but I still feel young and I still have control of my bladder. I wish I was living that large at 16. When I graduated HS in 1989 I was driving my parents hand me down chevette.
Try getting *** in a chevette - it's a hard sell, trust me.

 

18 and paying for it myself. Mommy and daddy didn't pay for ****.

-Charlie